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De-risking has proved to be more than the exiting of businesses for Asia Pacific’s trade finance industry. A strategic shift is underway…
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P&G’s decision to complement targeted segmented marketing through social media with more broad-based tactics will come as no surprise…
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The advent of new technologies is driving rapid upgrading of national payment systems around the world that are enabled with rich data…
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It is not often that a technology comes along that forces a rethink of traditional business models. Blockchain, a technology that originated…
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ICBC (Macau), HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, ICBC, and Public Bank complete the top five strongest banks in the Asia Pacific region.
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Saad Azhari, chairman of BLOM Bank, shares how the bank has become a leader in commercial and retail banking and his views on the current…
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Shinhan Bank has launched Korea’s first full service biometric-enabled and unmanned smart digital kiosks that allow customers to do…
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The incumbent outlines its response to an increasingly fragmenting payments landscape offering to support old and new customers alike…
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Asia Commercial Bank has been actively exploring cloud-based technologies to improve system efficiency and foster better communication…
Shinhan Bank has launched Korea’s first full service biometric-enabled and unmanned smart digital kiosks that allow customers to do…
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Bank of Ayudhya recently embarked on a multi-year strategic business transformation initiative, including a branch improvement project,…
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Tran Hung Huy, chairman of Asia Commercial Bank, shares his plans to further boost the bank's market competitiveness and how it is…
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Hong Qi, chairman of the board of directors of China Minsheng Bank, shares how the bank is building its SME business and how the Minxin…
Saad Azhari, chairman of BLOM Bank, shares how the bank has become a leader in commercial and retail banking and his views on the current…
Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of The Asian Banker, challenges banks to give up their traditional notion of core banking during the Huawei…
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The Asian Banker recently updated the bank profile of Vietnam Eximbank.
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Yan Bing Zhu, chairman of Bank of Beijing, says the bank has plans to expand its market presence beyond China and establish its reputation…
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Regulators in Asia Pacific such as Indonesia's OJK are actively planning for measures to promote the growth of fintech in the region.
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HSBC will continue reshaping its business and conduct cost-saving strategies amidst a weak performance in its European, Latin American,…
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China Merchants Bank and China CITIC Bank are developing their credit card businesses to stimulate retail income.
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The boards of directors of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) have approved a proposed merger of the banks,…
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Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak, 1MDB, and several international banks are under scrutiny for alleged corruption and anti-money…
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and local telco, KDDI, joined forces to create Jibun Bank, a mobile-only bank that has become the largest…
Proposed changes to crowdfunding rules in Singapore, announced days before the June 24 Brexit vote shook financial markets worldwide,…